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Building Review

1620 Lawrence Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6L

A 3-storey, 13-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1955.

Living score
45/100
Built
1955
Units
13
Storeys
3
City inspection
80/100
Property manager
Del Management

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 1 still open.

A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.

  • Repairs and upkeep 7
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 217488 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 143448 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138172 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 172981 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 135817 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 135730 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 104378 PRS 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

45/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit28

    21.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees85

    36 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 340 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Gracefield Public School , 330 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 3 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Rustic

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.0× the city median).

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.

Air

Traffic pollutionLow

Highway 400, 1.0 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

496 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Highlight Auto Collision

Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.

Supervised consumption services

Nearest site
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 8.9 km
Sites within 1 km
0

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Residential Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f21.0; a925; d0.85)
Height limit
Set by the zone

Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.

Nearby change

Open planning applications within 300 m
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1571 Lawrence Ave W · 120 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-08-08

    The redevelopment includes the demolition of the existing gas station and construct new gas pumps and canopy, a new convenience store/quick serve restaurant with an associated drive through facility. The existing car wash facilities will be

    City record
  • 1575 Lawrence Ave W · 100 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-27

    Proposal for an 11 storey mixed-use mid-rise building containing 118 residential units and 132.2 square metres of retail space located at-grade. 75 vehicular parking spaces and 132 bike parking spaces are proposed.

    City record

Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.

From CMHC and the City of Toronto

Rent

Average rents nearby

Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsNorth York (Southwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,379$1,491
1 bed$1,567$1,761
2 beds$1,814$2,045
3+ beds$2,243$2,294
All units$1,728$1,917

Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Rent reductions after property-tax cuts

When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.

80 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
3
Units
13
Built
1955
Elevators
0
Managed by
Del Managment
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Paid
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
5

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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